Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 326

After a while, Isadora lowered her gaze. "I'll think about it."

She understood that Eleanor had already done everything she could to plan the best future for her.

Eleanor looked at Isadora, her tone gentle yet earnest.

"And one more thing, Isadora-since you've decided to cut ties with the

Fitzgeralds, try to keep your distance from Victor from now on."

Isadora's eyes lingered on Eleanor's face for a moment before she nodded slowly.

After dinner, Isadora washed up, slipped into bed, and planned to read a bit before going to sleep.

A guidebook for expectant mothers sat on her nightstand.

Suddenly, her phone chimed.

"Good night."

Ever since Victor found out she was pregnant, he'd sent her a good night message every single day.

Isadora had never replied.

Tonight, as she stared at his message, she felt strangely blank.

Eleanor's words from earlier echoed in her mind.

Victor's profile picture, her finger hovering over

hesitated, staring for a

a deep breath, she was about to confirm when her

Without thinking, Isadora answered.

came through. "Isadora, I have a friend whose family runs a little

chicken from her. I'm sending some

trying to

let my

something. "Your birthday's coming up in a couple of days. Why didn't

Nanette threw huge, lively

showed up-neither of them ever missed the important moments in each other's

was different. Those parties were always crowded and noisy, and Isadora, now pregnant, wasn't exactly up for

thought of that. "Actually, I was planning to sneak away at midnight so I could come back and blow out candles with

laugh. "I'm pregnant, not an invalid, Nanette. I'm not that fragile. I'll come celebrate with you for a while-but

you're there to blow out the candles with me, I'll be happy. I can't bear to keep

for a

at Victor's chat window again. But instead of blocking him, she just backed

*

Two nights later.

birthday party, following the address she'd

riot of neon lights and pulsing music,

uncomfortable as soon as she walked in. She hurried toward

shoulders with a man in a

looked up—and immediately recognized

are you doing

was him, Isadora answered simply,